Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21141, William Foster, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 26
Foster, William Betsey
W. 21141
CONTENTS

New York 3304
N. 86  Delsey Foster widow of William Foster who was a Private in the New Hampshire line for 11 mo 21 days
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of Twenty two Dollars thirty four Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the Sixth day of December 1843 and sent to claimant
Mount Morris Livingston County New York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 117
Sister to Mrs. Washburn May 21, '45 date to same Aug. 5, 1845
See

1848
4081
in the matter of Belsey Fish
(Declaration)
At July 7. 1838
182 180
In role of Capt Ebenezer Nelson In Vol. 3. p 24 - 5 th & 21 days in 1880 -
Admitted Parole 6 mo & 21 days
Hon. Wm. Childs H. R.

State of New York County of Monroe and City of Rochester ss.
On the nineteenth day of January personally appeared before me Betsey Foster of the City of Rochester County of Monroe and State of New York formerly of the Town of Canterbury County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire aged sixty eight years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her Oath make the Declaration herunto attached in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows. That she is the Widow of One William Foster &c as in the within Declaration.
Ashley Sampson First Judge of the county court of Monroe County
Monroe County Clerk's office ss } I Ephraim Goss Clerk of Monroe County, that Ashley Sampson is a Judge as above, and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official Seal this 19 th day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine
Ephraim Goss Clerk.

A. Declaration made by Betsy Foster according to the act of Congress passed April 7 th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows.
State of New York County of Monroe ss.
Betsy Foster being duly sworn doth depose, and say that she is the widow of William Foster late of the town of Canterbury County of Merrimac and State of New Hampshire deceased who was a private in the Revolutionary Army and who served as such private, in a company commanded by Benjamin Leias as this deponent thinks, at Portsmouth in the State of New Hampshire. That said William Foster served at Portsmouth for the space of three months. That the said William Foster also served at that Point as a private, in a company commanded as this deponent thinks by Captain Ebenezer Webster. That this period of service was for said during the time of three months. That the first period of service was as this deponent thinks in the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy nine. That the second period of said service was as this deponent thinks in the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and eighty.
That the said Betsy Foster further declares that she was married to the said William Foster upon the tenth day of June, in the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety two. That her husband the aforesaid William Foster died on the tenth day of July in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty five. That she was not married to him the said William Foster prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January in the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety four. On the tenth day of June, in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety two. That since the death of the said William Foster she (this deponent) has remained unmarried. Further saith not.
Sworn & subscribed before me March 19 th 1839 Abel Sampson
Betsy Foster

Albany 1.849.
Betsey Foster widow of William Foster
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 10. July 1835 of Monroe Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Webster of the _____ commanded by _____ in the N. Hampshire line for 6 months & 21 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 22 Dollars 34 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Feb. 1839 and sent to Hon. J. Childs H. R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '38 55.85 Semi-annual allowance ending Mar. '39. 11.17 $67.02
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2, Page 77

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21141
Betsy Foster widow of William Foster Pris. Newmas
Act March 3 d 48
Index: Vol. 14 , Page 249
[Arrangement of 1870.]

In the matter of Perry Foster on her Application for Pension Copy

State of New Hampshire Office of Secretary of State Sept 24 th 1838 Hereby certify that George Abbot before whom the annexed instrument was acknowledged on the 22 nd day of September A D 1838 duly in commission as a Justice of the Peace within & for the county of Manchester & that his signature to the annexed instrument is true & genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said State Justin Davenport Secretary of State

I Joseph Hoit of Concord in the county of Merrimack & state of New Hampshire aged seventy seven years depose & say that in the year seventeen hundred & seventy nine I served as a private soldier in Capt. Benjamin Cias' Company & Col Dames Regt. at Portsmouth N. H. three months & that William Foster of Canterbury state & county aforesaid served during the same term of time with me as a private soldier at the same place & in said Cias' Company & said Dames Regt. & I further depose & say that the said William Foster served with me three months in the United States Service in seventeen hundred & eighty in Capt. Ebenezer Webster's Company & Col. Nichols Regt. at West Point New York as a private soldier I also served as a private soldier in said Webster's Company & Nichols Regt. at said West Point the same term of time with the said William Foster. Joseph his Hoit. mark
Witness
George Abbot
Samuel Moore
State of New Hampshire.
Merrimack ss.
Concord September 22, 1888.
Personally appeared the above named Joseph Hoit & made oath that the above deposition by him signed is true.
Before me, George Abbot, Justice of the Peace.
I hereby certify that the above named Joseph Hoit is a man of truth & is entitled to full credit.
George Abbot, Justice of the Peace.

State of New Hampshire } County of Merrimack ss. }
I Benjamin Doolittle of the town of Canterbury In the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire aforesaid being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is a person of mature age, born of the age of seventy-seven years and over; that he (this Deponent) was well acquainted with one William Foster of the formerly of the Town of Canterbury County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire, that this Deponent so became acquainted with the said Foster some time in the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy, and so continued to be acquainted with him said William Foster until some time in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty five when said William died. That said William died on or about the tenth day of July In the year last aforesaid and that this Deponent was was one of the Pall bearers at the funeral of the said William. That this Deponent was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution That this Deponent was well acquainted with the said William Foster at the time last aforesaid. That said William Foster was a Private in and served for and during the time of Three months at Portsmouth in the County of Rock ingham and State of New Hampshire in a Company comman- ded by one Benjamin Locas of Colonel Dames Regiment of the Brigade and Division of Infantry of the State of New Ham- pshire that the said term of service commenced on or before the first day of August In the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy nine, and ended on or after the first day of November In the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy nine Also that this Deponent was in the Service of the United States at West Point In the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and eighty That this Deponent knows that the said William Foster was a Soldier at said time and served as a private in the Company commanded by Ebenezer Webster of Colonel Nichols Regiment of the Brigade and Division

New Hampshire of Infantry of the Militia of the State of New York . That this Deponent knows that said William Foster served as such private at West Point in the State of New York. That such term of service commenced on the or before the twelfth day of July in the year of Our Lord One Thousand and Eight Seven Hundred and Eighty, and continued for and during the term of Three Months from said date last aforesaid, and that at the termination of said Period the said William Foster was honorably discharged from the Army. That at the time said William Foster died he left a Widow by the name of Betsey Foster. That said Betsey was married to the said William Foster on or about the tenth day of June in the year of Our Lord One Thousand and Seven Hundred and ninety two (1792). That this Deponent knows that the said Betsey resided for some time after the decease of the said William in the State of New Hampshire and afterwards left the said State of New Hampshire and removed to the said State of New York where said Betsey now resides as this Deponent has been informed and believes. That said Betsey always remained unmarried until she removed to the State of New York and so remains still as this deponent has been informed and believes and further saith not.
Sworn to subscribed before me this Eighteenth day of December 1838
Benja Bradley
Joseph M. Harper Justice Peace
State of New Hampshire County of Merrimack } ss.
I Joseph M. Harper of Canterbury County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire Justice of the Peace and Governor through the State and late a Member of the Congress of the United States certify that the above named Benjamin Bradley is a man of truth and veracity and of a sound and retentive memory and not perceptibly impaired, and that his statements are deserving of full credit and confidence given under my hand this Eighteenth day of Dec. 1838
Jos. M. Harper Justice Peace and Governor through out the State

State of New Hampshire County of Merrimack ss. }
Canterbury
Town Clerk's Office September Twenty first
In the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty-eight
I Benjamin Sanborn Clerk of the Town of Canterbury in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that the following is a true copy and transcript from the Records of the Town of Canterbury County and State aforesaid with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Records in fair legible figures as follows
William Foster born December Twenty fourth One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty three Betsy his Wife born May thirtieth One Thousand Seven Hundred and seventy. Married June tenth One Thousand Seven Hundred and ninety two
(copy)
Benjamin Sanborn Town Clerk
{ William Foster born December 24 th 1763 Betsy his Wife born May 30 th 1770 Married June 10 th — 1792 }
Benjamin Sanborn Town Clerk
I certify the above a true copy from the Records —
Benjamin Sanborn Town Clerk
State of New Hampshire County of Merrimack ss. }
I Benjamin Sanborn above named declare and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk of the Town of Canterbury in the County of Merrimack aforesaid and State of New Hampshire and that the above is a true extract of said Records of the Town of Canterbury with the exception above named as certified by me Benjamin Sanborn Clerk of the Town of Canterbury.
Sworn before me Jos. M. Harker Justice of the Peace Canterbury Nov 13 th 1850
Benjamin Sanborn Town Clerk

State of New Hampshire Office of Secretary of State
Concord December 20-1838
I hereby certify that from the records in this office it appears that on the 18th day of December A.D. 1838 Joseph M. Harker was duly in commission as a justice of the Peace of the Inferior Court throughout the State of New Hampshire; and that on the 18th day of December A.D. 1838 Joseph M. Harker was duly in commission as a justice of the Peace within & for the County of Merrimack.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said State
Joseph Merrill Sec'y of State
[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page, likely bleed-through from the original document.]

In the matter of Belsey Foster on her Application for Pension

State of New York County of Monroe s.s. }
Arthur M. Foster of the City of Rochester County of Monroe and State of New York aforesaid being duly sworn doth depose, and say that he (the deponent) is a son of One William Foster formerly of the Town of Canterbury County of Herkimer and State of New York now deceased now deceased. That Betsey Foster was the wife of the said William Foster that on the tenth day of July in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty five said William Foster died leaving the said Betsey Foster his Widow. That the said Betsey now deceased has since the death of the said William, the said Betsey Foster has remained unmarried and now resides with this deponent and has so resided with this deponent for the space of about one year past further saith not.
Sworn and subs on this before me this 19 th day of July 1839
A. Klyne First Judge of Monroe
Arthur M. Foster

In the matter of Betty Foster in her application for Pension

State of New-Hampshire Office of Secretary of State Sept 24-1835 I hereby certify that Col. Chan was on the 21 st day of Sept. 1835 duly in commission as a justice of the Peace within & for the county of Merrimack & that his signature to the annexed instrument is true & genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said State
Josiah Stevens Secretary of State

I Elias Abbott of Northfield in the county of Merrimack and State of Newhamp- shire aged eighty before and say that in the year seventeen hundred and eighty that I served three months in the United States service in the company commanded by Johnathan Webster and Col. Clive's Regiment then stationed at West Point and that after Garrison of Canterbury served in the same company and Regiment during the whole of said term. I also served three months in seventeen hundred and seventy nine at Portsmouth and have some faint recollections of said William Garrison serving there but could not fully recollect so as to swear to it. Attest B. A. Chase Elias Abbott
State of Newhampshire Merrimack ss Sept 21 st 1838
Sworn and subscribed before me B. A. Chase; Justice Peace

75 March 17, 1894.
Betsey Foster,
June 17, 1894.
Secretary of State Phoebe Ann Washington
FREE

Mt Morris Liv Co N.Y. March 10 th 1845
Sir
On behalf of Mrs. Betsey Foster I enclose her application for the Continuance of her pen- -sion. Any Communication may be directed to me
Yrs
Geo Hastings

Mt Morris Aug' 1 st 1845
J. L. Edwards Esq r Sir
Mrs Hannah M c Call & Mrs Betsey Foster were Pensioners under the late acts of Congress granting pensions to certain Widows. When they made their last drafts they surrendered their certificates. They have been returned to the Department. In order to procure their pensions under the last law I suppose it to be necessary to obtain these papers again or a copy of them. If this is so will you have the good-ness to send them to me, & if there are any new regulations respecting the drafts to be made by them please inform me. They are both poor & need the money. I should be glad to get it for them as soon as circumstances will allow.
Yrs &c Geo Hastings

May 30 45
Hannah Weed Patsy Foster Ny. 3304
FREE
Hon Secretary of War (Pension department)
Washington D.C.

Mt. Morris N.Y. May 26 1845
Sir
Some months since I sent papers in the case of Mrs Hannah Ward & Mrs Betsy Foster to procure the continuance of their Pensions as widows of Revolutionary Soldiers. Not having heard from them I am desirous of learning whether they have been received, & if anything further is required.
Yrs &c.
Geo. Hastings
1845 Mar 17 A. Belsey Rochester June 17 44 noted

Mon Rep - 28 - 39
J. L. Edwards by his
Enclosed are 2 papers in support of a claim of Betsy Fuller to a pension - Rupert Fuller Tehitch

3918
Aug 29 43.
Bethy Foster
$22.34
NY. Mar 3 d 1843.
Bethy Foster,
33 1/2
Albany
Samuel Jones of Indiana
Washington D.C.
Shine
Mr. Morris
Livingston Co
NY

Robert Foster
$22.34
3918 Aug 29 1883
Mr. Robert Foster 330 1/2 117 Albany L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Claim M c Morris Livingston Co NY

Declaration
We asked to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3 d March 1843 granting pension for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7. 1838
State of New York ss. On this 12 th day of August 1843 personally appeared before Joseph Lane Esqr — Betty Foster a resident of Mount Morris in the county of Livingston aged seventy three years. Who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of William Foster who was a private soldier in the company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Bias, for three months, in the year seventeen hundred & seventy nine, & who served three months in the year seventeen hundred & eighty in the company commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Webster, & that she received a pension under the act of July 7. 1838 the annual amount of which was about Twenty two Dollars

She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the 13th day of July 1843 day & year above written before
Joseph Crane Jr.
I certify that the above named Betsy Foster is a resident of the town of Mount Morris Livingston County and state of New York and is personally known to me At Morris August 14. 1843 Joseph Crane Jr.
State of New York Livingston County Clerk's office } ss
I Samuel P Allen Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Joseph Crane Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken and subscribed was on the day the same bears date a justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Elected and Qualified to act as such and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his signature subscribed to the said aff. dant and certificate to be genuine -
For Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Geneseo the 19th day of August - 1843.
Samuel P Allen Clerk By Abiah Whiting Deputy